User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- FRONT MATTER
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAP 1-USING YOUR CHAPTER
- Turning On the Computer
- Turning Off the Computer
- Using Disks and Disk Drives
- Special Keys on the Keyboard
- Stopping a Command or Program
- Resetting the Computer
- Using a Password
- Using Your Computer a Network Server
- Changing the Processor Speed
- Preparing the Hard Disk for Moving
- Using AUTOEXEC. BAT and Other Batch Files
- CHAP 2-INSTALLING AND REMOVING OPTIONS
- How to Use This Chapter
- Removing the Cover
- Changing the Jumper Settings
- Memory Modules (SIMMs)
- Installing an Option
- Removing an Option Card
- Removing the Option Card Connector Board
- Replacing the Option Card Connector Board
- Installing a New Processor Chip
- Using the Alternate VGA
- Replacing the Cover
- Post-installation Procedures
- CHAP 3-INSTALLING AND REMOVING DRIVES
- CHAP 4-RUNNING SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS
- CHAP 5-FORMATTING A HARD DISK
- CHAP 6-TROUBLESHOOTING
- APPENDIX A-SPECIFICATIONS
- GLOSSARY
- INDEX

2.
Next you see the following prompt:
Accept recommended skewed sectors in
format : 1 ? (Y/N)
For an Epson hard disk drive, it is best to accept the
recommended skewed sector (also called the interleave
factor) of 1, since this setting allows your drive to perform
more efficiently. For other hard disk drives, you may need
to change this value if the documentation that came with
the disk recommends a different number.
To accept the default, select
Y
.
Then go to step 3.
To enter a new value, select
N.
You see the following prompt:
Enter new skewed sectors in
format (l-16):
Enter the recommended number, which equals the maximum
sector number for the drive minus 1. Then press IEnter
3.
Next you see this prompt:
Accept recommended skewed sectors per
head in format : 0 ? (Y/N)
For an Epson hard disk drive, accept the recommended value
of 0. For another type of drive, use the value recommended
in the documentation for the drive.
To accept the default, select
Y
.
Then go to step 4.
Formatting a Hard Disk
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